Sam Brannen, Spring Source Limited
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Sam Brannen is a Senior Software Engineer at SpringSource where he serves as a member of the core development team for the Spring Framework. He has been developing Java applications since 1996 and enterprise applications since 1999. During this time, Sam has enjoyed designing complex software architectures and implementing custom software solutions with a focus on multi-tiered, web-based, client-server applications using Java (J2EE/Java EE) and the Spring Framework.
Prior to joining SpringSource, Sam gained experience building applications for customers in various business sectors ranging from e-commerce to banking, retail, automotive, and social communities. Sam has a degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA, USA) and currently resides in Southampton, UK